Buggy-top



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H. HAGGE & JQW! SANKEY.

BUGGY TOP;

Patented May 25, 1886.

N. rnzns. Photoumognphon UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY HAGGE AND JOSEPH WESLEY SANKEY, OF IVALNUT, ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRDTO PETER WIESE, OF AVOGA, IOWA.

BUGGY-TO P.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 342,746. dated May 25,1886,

Application filed August 17, 1885. Serial No. 174,662.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, HENRY HAGGE and J OsEPH WEsLEY SANKEY, citizens ofthe United States of America, and residents of Valnut, in the county ofPottawattamie and State of Iowa, have invented an Attachment for LiftingBuggy-Tops, of which the following is a specification.

Our invention relates to the manner of combining a spring with thejointed brace of a folding top on a vehicle for the purpose offacilitating the raising and lowering of the top, and to prevent thebreaking of bows incident to the falling of tops.

Heretofore a coiled spring has been slipped over an arm projecting fromthe seat-rail of a buggy-top and the inner end of the spring fastened tothe rail, and its outer end inserted in a perforation formed in thejointed brace; but perforating the b1 ac; weakens it, and we avoid doingso by forming a combined sleeve and lever and adjustably connecting thespring therewith, as hereinafter set forth, in such a manner that thetension of the spring can be readily regulated to suit the weight ofthefolding top.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings isa perspective View of our sleeveand lever combined. Fig. 2 is a side view of a buggy-top having ourcomplete device applied, as re quired, for practical use. Fig. 3 is asectional view of the device on an arm extending from the seat-rail of abuggy-top.

A is a metal sleeve, open at one end and partly closed and perforated atthe other end, as clearly shown in Fig. 1. r

B is a lever formed integral with the sleeve and bent outward relativeto the end of the sleeve, and provided with a fork at its free end, insuch 'amanner that it will engage the jointed brace of a folding top, asclearly shown in Fig. 2.

(No model.)

0 represents the seat-rail of a buggy-top, and D an arm ext-endinghorizontally outward from the rail and top in a common way.

f is a metal washer slipped over the arm D to rest against a shoulder atits base.

9 is a coiled spring placed over the arm D,

and its end inserted in a perforation in the washerf. The sleeveA.passed overthe spring 9 and arm D, abuts against the washer f, andconccalsand protects the spring and arm and allows the front end of thespring to enter one of the perforations in the front end of the sleeve.

h is a jointed brace and top-prop pivoted to the arm D, in a common way,contiguous to the end of the sleeve A and the lever B, to extend upwardthrough the forked end of the lever, as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

iisa washer placed on the arm and against the end of the brace h.

It is a screw-cap of common form,.placed on the screw-threaded end ofthe arm D to retain all the detachable parts in place.

To regulate the tension of the springg, as required to suit the weightof a folding top, we simply change the end of the spring from oneperforation to another in the front end of the sleeve.

We claim .as our invention 1. The sleeve A, having an integral arm orlever, B, and perforations in its end, substantially as and for thepurposes stated.

2. The combination of the sleeve A, having an integral arm, B, andperforations in its end, the spring g, the arm D, and thejointed braceh, to operate in the manner set forth, for the purposes specified.

HENRY HAGGE. JOSEPH WESLEY SANKEY.

Witnesses:

O. W. MERRILL, G. F. DARNALL.

